Instinct
by Iggy Pop
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Iggy Pop bestography
Instinct is ranked 10th best out of 37 albums by Iggy Pop on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Iggy Pop is Lust For Life which is ranked number 526 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,291.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Instinct track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Instinct rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 | 52/87 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 81 Music Albums of 1988 | 65/81 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 51 Music Albums of 1988 | 30/51 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Classic Rock of the year 1988 by Radio X | 13/25 | - |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 1988 | 32/96 | 3 |
| 2025 | sssvnnn | Bill Laswell: Productions & Contributions | 30/99 | - |
| 2024 |  pedro1976 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 92/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 49 | |||
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Instinct ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 36 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/07/2026 06:22 | Skip25 | 29 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 02:28 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/29/2024 19:13 | TonySayers61 | 25,628 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.5/100, a mean average of 62.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
Forum mentions
pedro1976 04/11/2025 19:09 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) dihansse 02/11/2023 20:45 in My discoveries per yearInstinct comments
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hoyquarlow 11/18/2015 19:38 | #153107
Cold metal remains one of my top 10 Iggy Song, really an awesome one. Unfortunately, the rest of the album isn't all that great... It feels pretty uninspired, straight rock.
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